Each week you will receive related articles and updates on ACPE transitions. Also included are helpful links to keep you connected, better informed, and well-resourced for the week ahead.

National Conference

Thank you to everyone who has already registered for the
national conference, "What We Need is Here"! We have had an unprecedented number of registrations - over 400 at this writing - which we hope reflects excitement about both our 50th celebration and our outstanding program and keynote speakers. Keep watching email for updates as we expect to add more hotel rooms and provide more information about logistics in Minneapolis. What an exciting time in the life of ACPE!

Now SeekingAs many of you know, part of the new redesign includes three new positions, what we have been calling "area managers," largely because "program, membership, community of practice and center support wonder workers" is simply too long a title. If you know of people interested or want to check out the position, click here to directly access the link.

Advancing Chaplaincy: Learning to Think and Act StrategicallyTransforming Chaplaincy is hosting a series of 4 hour-long webinars in Spring 2017. Registration for each webinar is limited and filling up fast. Click here to save your spot.

In case you missed it

Six amendments to the Bylaws have been proposed, five from Gordon Hilsman and one from Jeffery Silberman. You can review them and make comments
here.

A Poem for Reflection

There seems to be a lot of talk about narcissism and fame in the media today. It led me to think about this poem, a reflection on the need within to be remembered, to remember, to know why and who we are:

Monday, March 20 spring equinox*Spring Ohigon - BuddhismFor Buddhists who practice in the Jōdo Shinshu [Japanese Pure Land] tradition, this is a special time to listen to the teaching of the Buddha and meditate on the perfection of enlightenment as lived in the Six Perfections or Paramitas (generosity, morality, wisdom, honesty, endeavor, and patience).

*Shunki-sorei-sai - Shintō The time of the spring memorial service, when ancestors' spirits are revered at home altars and gravesites are cleaned and purified.

*Ostara - WiccaA time to mark the divine goddess's blanketing of the Earth with fertility as the god stretches and grows to maturity, manifested in the reawakening of seeds within the Earth as they are touched by divine love.

*Spring Feast - Native American spiritualityA day to mark the coming and going of seasons and to honor planting through songs, stories, and prayer.

*Naw Rúz - Bahá'íMarking the beginning of the year 174 of the Bahá'í era, and the beginning of the first month of the year, known as Bahá or "splendor."

Tuesday, March 21*Navruz [Now Ruz or Norooz] - ZoroastrianismThe beginning of the Zoroastrian new year, 1387 AY or 3755 AZ in the Fasli seasonal calendar, which also celebrates the renewal of the world and the creation of fire (which symbolizes righteousness). Zarathustra, the founder of Zoroastrianism, received his revelation on this day.

Saturday, March 25*Feast of the Annunciation - Christianity This festival marks the visit of the Archangel Gabriel to Mary of Nazareth and Mary's faithful response to God's plan by consenting to be Jesus' mother.